hammer out
Example Sentences
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Beijing’s top trade envoy, Liu He, engaged in roughly a dozen rounds of negotiations with Washington, often with large delegations, to hammer out a pact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Then everyone got together in a big room to hammer out their disagreements.
From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026
Trump met Kim three times during his first term -- once declaring they were "in love" -- as he pushed to hammer out a long-coveted deal on de-nuclearisation.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
And so Scott’s major recent step has been to hire a financial planner to help them hammer out their final retirement plans.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026
So I went where I always go when I don’t know what to do—I headed for the library to organize my thoughts and hammer out a battle plan.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
